Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-26
STATE NEWS

Seneca Tribune: Mrs. Jane Murray
an old lady living a short distance from
this city, recently returned from visi
with relatives in Sterling, Kan. Th'
journey necessitated change of cars q
Topeka, and che relied to great extern
upon the trainmen, being nearly seventy
years of age and quite feeble. At To
peka this duty was neglected, and tn
Santa Fe carried tteir passenger mile
or so beyond the depot and at 3 o'clocl
in the morning put her of among
switches, stock yards and hog pens te
wander amid the darkness and grope hel
way the best she could-the victim Of
the officers of this soulless corporation
Her uies for succor brought man to
her assistance who took her back to the
depot. But the exposure, excitement
and exhaustion was too much for the al
ready aged and frail frame, and we learn
she is dangerously Ill, the cause OF which
was greatly aggravated by the treat
ment received by the Santa Fe. Suit
has been entered against the company
and should she receive half she deserves,
that corporation will in the future carry
its passengers, old or young, to sta
ton rather than put them of the train.
1t is piece of high handed work that
should be rebuked and the railroad
taught lesson in common decency.
Troy Chief: One day last week a
young man, aged about 10 years, came
to the vicinity of Troy in the search o,
his mother. This was lis story: When
about 4 years of age he was stolen from
his mother by Al Wickham, who useo
to live in this vicinity, and who wa
lynched somewhere in western Kansas
last summer for horse stealing. He did
not know why Wickham stole him, but
he took him to Clay county, and he
afterwards drifted to the county poor
house. The county bound him out to
an old bachelor farmer until he was Is
years of age. Upon reaching that age
he proposed to leave, but the old NAL
did not want to part with him, and pro
posed that if he remained until he was
Is, he would deed him 40 acres of land
out of the 800 acres that he owned, and
give him team to farm it. The boy
remained, and at the stipulated time was
given the land. Atterward the old man
teld him that if he would hunt up his
mother and brothers and bring them out
he would give them the whole 800 acres
to be theirs absolutely upon his death.
This was the young mans mission in
this vicinity. His mother had been
married three times, the last time to
man named Perry, and was again a
widow. aas, &ssssA
Atchison Patriot: G.. Lavender, of
Doniphan, left a few specimens of coal
from the vein just discovered on his
place, about ore fourth of mile east of
that town. There is small out. crop
ing on the river road, which has been no.
iced for years, and few weeks ago Mr..
Lavender sunk shaft about eighty feet
back from where the layer can be seen,
which resulted in finding layer of good
,oal nine and half inches thick. The
gentleman is now trying to organize
to sink shaft deeper, as he
las not the capital to do SO at his COM
nand. There is every indication that
thicker stratum can be found at a lower
evel. Every time there has been an
overflow at that place great many Jumps
If good coal have been found after the
waters subsidized leading to the opinion
Imong people generally that below low
eater mark the river washes against q
'oal deposit, and as there has always
'een strong eddy near the old Dori-
'han ferry landing, it looks probable
hat the specimens were brought direct
o the surface from that point.
Hutchinson Neavs: A rumor reached |
his city that Mr.. Taylor Whitelaw, form
rly of this city, shot and instantly killed |
man at Kingman late Saturday night,
ring five bullets into his abdomen, any |
ne of which would have been fatal. The |
eport reached this city through travel
az man, who said that the men quar-
eled over woman.